Caldara, Queen of Thains

By GrandSpleen, in Strategy and deck-building

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Here is a Caldara deck I've had success with. I've played it a couple of times (literally: couple of times) but it's done very well each time. It's a willpower deck. It will quest well, provide a modicum of location control through Northern Tracker and Silvan Guide, and support a combat deck with Cirdan/Narya.

It doesn't have much draw, but it doesn't care. In fact, I have Ancient Mathom in there but have never used it -- couple replace that with something more functional, probably. The "draw' is discarding, and Caldara puts discarded allies into play. There are a couple of ways to recur Fortune and Fate. Your aim is to get Sword-thain on a unique ally before doing any Fortune or Fate/Caldara shenanigans.

Caldara, Queen of Thains
Main Deck
Hero (3)
Caldara (The Blood of Gondor)
Círdan the Shipwright (The Grey Havens)
Éowyn (Core Set)
Ally (27)
1x Arwen Undómiel (The Watcher in the Water)
1x Bilbo Baggins (The Road Darkens)
1x Bofur (The Redhorn Gate)
2x Emery (The Blood of Gondor)
1x Éomund (Conflict at the Carrock)
2x Escort from Edoras (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
3x Galadhrim Weaver (The Treachery of Rhudaur)
2x Galadriel's Handmaiden (Celebrimbor's Secret)
2x Imladris Stargazer (Foundations of Stone)
1x Lórien Guide (Core Set)
3x Northern Tracker (Core Set)
3x Pelargir Shipwright (Assault on Osgiliath)
1x Rider of the Mark (Road to Rivendell)
1x West Road Traveller (Return to Mirkwood)
3x Zigil Miner (Khazad-dûm)
Attachment (17)
3x Ancient Mathom (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
3x Light of Valinor (Foundations of Stone)
2x Map of Earnil (Assault on Osgiliath)
3x Narya (The Grey Havens)
2x Silver Harp (The Treachery of Rhudaur)
3x Sword-thain (The Dread Realm)
1x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)
Event (6)
3x A Test of Will (Core Set)
1x Dwarven Tomb (Core Set)
2x Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Sideboard
Hero (1)
Galadriel (Celebrimbor's Secret)
Attachment (3)
3x Nenya (Celebrimbor's Secret)
Event (3)
3x Power of Orthanc (The Voice of Isengard)
3 Heroes, 50 Cards
Cards up to The Grey Havens
Deck built on RingsDB .
Edited by GrandSpleen
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The Ancient Mathom can be Elven Light, which is discard-able through Eowyn, Cirdan, or just Zigil Mining.